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2026-2027 is a critical year for apprenticeship delivery as the sector undergoes significant change, including the implementation of new co-investment and levy rules, development of Apprenticeship Units, more Foundation Apprenticeships and the not inconsequential assessment reforms.
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March 2026 we will receive the draft Apprenticeship funding rules for 2026/27 with the implementation version due in May.
This is a critical year for apprenticeship delivery as the sector undergoes significant change including the implementation of new co-investment and levy rules, development of Apprenticeship Units, more Foundation Apprenticeships and the not inconsequential assessment reforms.
Join us for our annual business-critical webinar series – to help you plan for the changes and understand the practical actions you will need to take across your organisation.
As we have done in every year we’ve run this series, we’ll have done a lot of thinking for you.
Using the stages of the learner journey, this 3-part webinar series will walk through the updates, what it means operationally for different teams along the way, where new risks might arise and practical ways you can mitigate them and is a must attend for leaders as well as compliance teams who want to develop best practices at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll also give you a detailed “
Changes Action Plan”, setting out all the key changes and actions you need to take across different teams, along with tools including a 26/27
Recognition of Prior Learning calculator and
Off-the-job planning calculation tool.
You will receive an
attendance certificate after the series, as evidence of your personal development.
Session 1 – Laying the ground (24 April 2026 – 9.00-10.00am) Free to the sector.*
*note change of date
After the initial draft in March we’ll go through the headline areas of change and reflect on the implementation challenges and risks and prepare the groundwork for change.
- Break down each of the core funding rule changes
- Explore the impact for independent providers, universities, colleges, and employer providers
- Identify key risks across your organisation
Session 2 – Detailed implementation (17 June 10.00am-1.00pm)
Having considered the first full version of the rules this session will get in depth into action planning and developing models of best practice. This session will explore:
- How the funding rule changes will impact on the learner journey:
- Gateway and end-point assessment
- Specific changes you will need to make to your ILR and funding administration and management
- Practical adaptions you will need to make to your systems, processes and templates
- Q&AWe will issue a detailed implementation action plan to work through with this session
Session 3 – Supporting change (24 July 10.00am-11.00am)
Taking account of any further clarifications and further examples of best practice, this session will also feature significant time for Q&A and will include quality perspectives on the changes as well as the opportunity to get best practice answers to your questions
- Updates and clarifications
Cost
Single ticket for the 3 part webinar series – £245.00 (+VAT)
Group ticket for the 3 part webinar series – £425.00 (+VAT) –
Max 5 attendees
Who is this in-depth webinar for?
For apprenticeship providers – leaders overseeing the impact on apprenticeship journey delivery, compliance and operational staff, quality managers.
Feedback received from delegates on David’s recent webinar sessions:
“This was excellent. You feel that an awful lot of work has gone into producing this, packed with helpful content, guidance and experience. Thank you so much!”
“Excellent in all aspects! Really interesting online sessions, and the workbooks and other additional materials are very detailed and useful.”
“It was very clear that a large amount of time and effort has gone into the preparation of today’s event – and that is why SDN is my first choice for webinars.”
“Excellent coverage, well planned and organised with clear expertise in the funding rules”
“Please let David know how much I enjoyed these sessions! I am practically bursting with ideas which is such a nice feeling to come away with.”
Facilitators and speakers
The session will be facilitated by David Lockhart-Hawkins, SDN’s compliance expert who has supported hundreds of providers in their apprenticeship journey including some of the UK’s largest, highest quality, specialist and new providers. David’s in-depth understanding of curriculum design and quality, as well as funding, gives him a unique insight into the practical implications of funding rule changes.
Why an SDN Mesma Group webinar?
SDN Mesma Group has directly supported 5,000 apprenticeship staff, from 1,000 organisations, to prepare to deliver apprenticeship standards and end-point assessment. We’ve also worked closely with over 80 of the trailblazer employer groups, giving us a unique insight into what is required.
Payment
To keep prices down, payment for this event must be made online via credit card (book below). If you are a public sector body (e.g. Local Authority) who is unable to book via card, please email us on:
[email protected]
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